YouTube videos stutter in the BRAVE browser

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YouTube videos stutter in the BRAVE browser

Live without this Problem

Same Videos on Safari with no Problems

Description of the issue:
How can this issue be reproduced?

  1. i dont know .. is it ‘my’ System?

  2. have this Problem since a week

Expected result:

Brave Version( check About Brave): 1.88.132

Additional Information: macOS 12.7.5

Reinstallation doesnt help … Everything else is running smoothly .. so far

thank you

d4nny

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@d4nny_ger

Using a Brave Browser New Window:

  1. Visit https://www.youtube.com
  2. Click the “tune” icon to the left of the https in the URL address field
  3. In the pop-down menu, click Site settings
  4. In the resulting Site Settings Details window, try > click on Delete data (might not exist?)
  5. Next, in the same Site Settings Details window, click on Reset permissions (definitely exists)
  6. Close the settings page.
  7. Reload the https://www.youtube.com webpage
  8. Click the “tune” icon
  9. Make sure that JavaScript is Enabled

Tune icon: Tune_button_left_offset_of_URL_address_field

In a Brave Browser New Window, go to: brave://settings/clearBrowserData and for Time range > All time, using Basic tab:

  • Enable Cookies and other site data
  • Enable Cached images and files
  • Click the Delete data button
  • Exit / Quit everything
  • Restart the computer
Create a new user Profile for Testing:

Create and use AN ADDITIONAL Brave Browser user Profile (Menu --> More tools --> Add profile) - only ← meaning: Do not have any other Brave Browser user Profile tabs/windows open.

When creating this new Brave Browser user Profile for test purposes

  • Do not import anything.
  • Do not add any extensions.
  • Do not allow/enable any Brave Browser “bells and whistles” such as Brave Rewards, Brave Talk, etc.

IF this test Brave Browser user Profile does not present your problem, then possibly, the profile that you have been using, has a problem . . . and that might be caused by one or more extensions, or too many tabs ← complex/conundrum.

Detailed info about testing - IF, in regard to memory and performance issues:

Create a new profile to help Troubleshoot

Extensions Tests:
  • test by disabling all extensions
  • test by enabling each extension individually
  • test by uninstalling all extensions
  • test by installing each extension individually
  • test combinations of extensions
  • test order of installation of extensions
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Did you enable Use hardware acceleration in Brave’s settings? (It’s in the System section.) That solved it for me.

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Thank you

everything is fine again :+1:t2:

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yes .. was activated ..

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did everything but I regret to inform you that the problems persist.

Videos keep stuttering and playing smoothly.

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@d4nny_ger install the h264ify extension maybe you can see a little more performance https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/h264ify/aleakchihdccplidncghkekgioiakgal

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doesnt help … still stuttering …

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You have both options disabled: “Use graphics acceleration when available” and “Continue running background apps when Brave is closed.” Here’s a video tutorial that might help with YouTube performance.

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still the same .. seems that nothing helps .. Safari runs smooth ..

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I’m having the same issue on a Mac. I updated the browser today to version 1.88.132. Before the update, I wasn’t having issues.